Pennsylvania Innocence Project

Analysis

Pennsylvania Innocence Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pennsylvania Innocence Project reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $837k to $1.3m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pennsylvania Innocence Project sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Pacific Islander Amer Public Affairs-Comm Education Foundation ($1.3m), Wyoming Guardianship Corporation ($1.3m) and Family Justice Center of Washington County ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $874k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 17 employees.